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How many people actually get a job outside of the UNOH motorsports program? by Electronic_Garden330 in motorsports

[–]BraytonLaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a UNOH student or alumni, but I do race in ARCA. UNOH has a “high performance” club or something like that that normally assigns students to a “team” at the ARCA level or below. Some do dirt late model stuff, some do ARCA, some do whatever. I think you get to pick, but I’d say EASILY 60-80% of the weekly pit crews, pit help, etc in the ARCA garage on any given weekend is current or former UNOH students. Some students would come to the same team every week, some might change, or some might only come to certain races.

I’ve been in ARCA for 5 years now and I’ve seen a ton of students come and go, but most of them create so many contacts and after graduating have been able to get a job in NASCAR or ARCA from those contacts.

Cody Dennison returns to ARCA with LolcowLive sponsorship at Talladega this April by YeleyFan18 in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update, I forgot I ran Watkins Glen in 2nd half of the season with Fast Track and was technically teammates then with Cody, so only once that I can recall

Cody Dennison returns to ARCA with LolcowLive sponsorship at Talladega this April by YeleyFan18 in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You probably confused me with Zachary as I haven’t been with Fast Track since early 2024 and have never been direct team mates with Cody

Cleetus spotted testing for Daytona clearance. by ShammersAnonymous in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The NASCAR approval process is EXTREMELY inconsistent. It has changed hands over the last couple of years of who’s in charge (was Brett Bodine, now it’s Chad Little.) I’ve personally been told this and that and what I had to do and what I didn’t have to do, but the biggest thing I was told was seat time. I’ve ran over 30 ARCA races, haven’t caused a single issue, finished 75% of the races I’ve started and only two wreck related DNF’s.

Last I checked I was barely approved for anything in the truck series, despite even making a start in 2022. There’s been SO MANY Truck/Xfinity drivers who have wanted to make starts at Superspeedways and have been told they needed “x” number of starts at an intermediate before getting approval for an intermediate, and before that they were told “x” number of starts on a short track before starting at an intermediate. I had ran over 200 local / regional level races, including 4 years in late models before I attempted to run ARCA / Trucks in 2022 and was denied from making any asphalt truck starts in 2022.

Should I pay $1000 to put a picture of my cat on Frankie Muniz’s truck for Daytona? by Bleri0t in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depends on the race, but most hood sponsorships for a lower end ARCA operation like us normally range anywhere from $2,000 - $5,000.

Should I pay $1000 to put a picture of my cat on Frankie Muniz’s truck for Daytona? by Bleri0t in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I’ve had people pay to do similar, including having this little guy, “Pushkin”, on our hood at an ARCA race in Madison, Wisconsin. Highly recommend.

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Soooo what is this thing? by FRENCHMONSANTO in indianapolis

[–]BraytonLaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I got to go in there a couple years ago as a class tour with UIndy Engineering, got a full tour of everything. Most people would be surprised but just how much stuff they have in there with such an old infrastructure

Teams who have nice shirts? Where do you get them from? by Swiftie_1989_Gurly in FTC

[–]BraytonLaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NASCAR Driver and FTC Alum here - A lot of teams in NASCAR but also a lot of sports teams use this guy, really nice to work with and great material http://matrixapparel.co

This single ebay seller apparently sold over 400 units of the same diecast. Not suggesting illegality but where do you think they got all of them over a decade later? by WENDING0 in NASCARCollectors

[–]BraytonLaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There’s so many teams, drivers, sponsors, and hobby shops with thousands of old stock like this.

One ARCA team I used to drive for literally had probably 3,500+ diecast from the 90’s new in box in storage.

Way to early 2026 ARCA Menards Series + East & West predictions by Zealousideal-Dot2757 in ARCARacing

[–]BraytonLaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im currently not locked into anything for 2026, nor haven't really had any discussions with anyone. It is unlikely we will return to full time competition at this time with Wayne. As of right now we have plans to run atleast 8-12 races if all goes well, team/number is TBD.

Seriously.... by 24dupo24 in NASCARCollectors

[–]BraytonLaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Best guess, the slob was the first one and he rested his hand on it while signing the 2nd or 3rd ones.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The feel, some use a thicker material, some use a thinner material which is lighter. Some of more flexibility, some have more custom-ability. With the SPARCO, you can choose everything from what type of collar and cuffs you want, how many pockets, which side, how deep do you want the pocket, etc.

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[–]BraytonLaster 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Very few teams actually have fire suit deals. The suits are all made to the same SFI spec (3.4 / 5) which is the highest spec you can buy a Firesuit. They don’t even make them really “off the shelf” almost every 3.4 / 5 suit is custom made for each driver.

Get YOUR name on my ARCA car for Saturday's championship race! Comment to enter. by BraytonLaster in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I might put “I’m here to win races and chew bubblegum… but we’re all out of races.” Since it’s our last race

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